Where do the trees grow
and water flow?
Mama says, in a big round belly;
We live in it,
We toil in it,
We play in it,
We harvest from its soil to feed our rumbling stomachs
And drink from its spring
to quench our desert throats—
It is our dear big Earth.
Dear good green Earth,
Do not be angry for the evil we do:
Littered cans, crying chopped trees, leaked oils…
We need your children, the moon for Grandma’s tales
And the sun to dry our uniforms for school.
Please smile at us always
And save our houses from crumbling down by the water.
Please smile at us always
And save Mama’s farm from dying crops.
We will clean and save our dear good Earth
For she is our only home.
So help us, o God.
Read – Our Healthy Home – A Children’s Story by Olaniran Deborah, Nigeria
